Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson was born on Dec 12, 1893 in Romania. Edward G. Robinson's big-screen debut came with The Hole in the Wall directed by Robert Florey in 1929, strarring The Fox. Edward G. Robinson is known for The Cincinnati Kid directed by Norman Jewison, Steve McQueen stars as The Cincinnati Kid and Ann-Margret as Melba. Edward G. Robinson has got 6 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Edward G. Robinson achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Edward G. Robinson plays is Mooch which will be released on Sep 09, 1974.

Emanuel Goldenberg arrived in the United States from Romania at age ten, and his family moved into New York's Lower East Side. He took up acting while attending City College, abandoning plans to become a rabbi or lawyer. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts awarded him a scholarship, and he began work in stock, with his new name, Edward G. Robinson (the "G" stood for his birth surname), in 1913. Broadway was two years later; he worked steadily there for 15 years. His work included "The Kibitzer", a comedy he co-wrote with Jo Swerling. His film debut was a small supporting part in the silent Le châle aux fleurs de sang (1923), but it was with the coming of sound that he hit his stride. His stellar performance as snarling, murderous thug Rico Bandello in Le petit César (1931)--all the more impressive since in real life Robinson was a sophisticated, cultured man with a passion for fine art--set the standard for movie gangsters, both for himself in many later films and for the industry. He portrayed the title character in several biographical works, such as La balle magique du Docteur Ehrlich (1940) and Une dépêche Reuter (1940). Psychological dramas included Obsessions (1943), Assurance sur la mort (1944), La Femme au portrait (1944)and La rue rouge (1945). Another notable gangster role was in Key Largo (1948). He was "absolved" of allegations of Communist affiliation after testifying as a friendly witness for the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy hysteria of the early 1950s. In 1956 he had to sell off his extensive art collection in a divorce settlement and also had to deal with a psychologically troubled son. In 1956 he returned to Broadway in "Middle of the Night". In 1973 he was awarded a special, posthumous Oscar for lifetime achievement.